"THIS IS LIFE"...!!!

by ARCHIE M WAUGH
(Pune, Maharashtra,India)

“ THIS IS LIFE ”…!!!

I love to collect flowers along the road,But…after a while, they whither away,Lo! I look back and in front of me,But…there’s nobody to walk with me.Lo!I went to the river bank,And sitting on a big rock,I made a paper boat,Of all my desires, wishes and dreams,I love this boat a lot,It was priceless for me,I gently placed it on the water,And the river quickly took it away,I watched, it sailed with excitement and joy,As though the waves made its way,But then before it came a rock,And my boat crashed down and flowed away,I stood there in armoury of tears…speechless,There was nothing that I could do,I didn’t have the courage to make another boat,For I’ve seen how the first drowned before my eyes,I could see the beautiful vast open sky,But….I was caged,I could not fly…I don’t know how to swim,If I fall into the river,I’ll drown and die…!!!